Florian recently purchased a set of domain names that are similar to those of legitimate websites and used the newly purchased sites to host malware. Which type of attack is Florian using?

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Ellis Haas

Social Studies

18 July, 05:41

Florian recently purchased a set of domain names that are similar to those of legitimate websites and used the newly purchased sites to host malware. Which type of attack is Florian using?

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Francesca Simpson · Answer 1

The correct answer to the following question will be "Typosquatting".

Explanation:

Typosquatting is a method of cyber-squatting that attacks web users who type in their internet browser improperly a URL. It is also hijacking URL or site imitation, which happens due to typing errors. This error resulted in the customer showing up on a different page.

Therefore, Florian using the Typosquatting type of squatting.